multicultural idioms 2
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Multicultural Idioms2
In a nutshellLatin
To summarize
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In In a nutshell, You cannot have a dog
because you will not take care of it!
Long time no see(Chinese)
We have not seen each other in a long time!
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I know. Long time no see!It’s so good to see you again!
The straw that broke the camel’s back
(Arabic)To reach the end of one’s patience
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They are late again? Ok, that is the straw that
broke the camel’s back! They are fired!
To badmouth someone(West Africa)
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To say bad things about someone when they are not
presentWhy do they always have
to badmouth me?
It goes without saying(French)
It is obvious
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For sure! It goes without saying!
I Wow! I love Johanna’s new car! It
must be very expensive.